Civil Rights Terms

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• It is important to stand up for human rights in any situation.
• I always stand up for my friends when they need help.
• I'll always stand up for my crew, no matter what.
• Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself and speak your mind.

verb to release or free someone from arrest or custody

• The police officer decided to de-arrest the suspect after new evidence came to light.
• The cop let the guy go after realizing he made a mistake, he de-arrested him.
• The cops had to un-arrest the dude because they got the wrong guy.
• She felt like she needed to de-arrest herself from the toxic relationship she was in.